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About Lodhna Village

Lodhna is a large village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,284, made up of 1,170 males and 1,114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1875.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lodhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lodhna village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 182122
Area (hectares) 1875.3 hectares
Population 2,284
Male Population 1,170
Female Population 1,114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lodhna compares

By the 2011 count Lodhna is the 24th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents. Its 1875.3 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Lodhna

Lodhna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Lodhna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Lodhna from other places

Lodhna lies about 41 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Ghagwal, about 9.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Lodhna
Nearest railway station Ghagwal 9.1 km
Nearest town Sāmba 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 26 km
District headquarters Udhampur 41 km

Villages closest to Lodhna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramnagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Lodhna

As per the Census of India 2011, Lodhna village had a population of 2,284. That makes it the 24th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,826 residents.

Lodhna village has 1,170 males and 1,114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lodhna has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Lodhna is 182122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lodhna covers 1875.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Lodhna falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Lodhna is Ghagwal, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Lodhna.

Lodhna is about 41 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lodhna is in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district. Ghagwal is about 9.1 km away. Sāmba is about 14 km away. Ramnagar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khathil Gango (2.2 km), Kanah (4.6 km) and Sarsu (7.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Lodhna today is likely to be higher.

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